• During a visit to Buckingham Palace, visitors can see the 19 magnificent State Rooms, which provide the setting for ceremonial occasions and official entertaining.
  • Buckingham Palace is located in Westminster, in the heart of central London, and with St. James's Park and Green Park as its backyards.
  • Buckingham Palace is the administrative headquarters of the Monarch that is also used as a venue for Royal Ceremonies, State Visits and Investitures.
  • Part of the complex that makes up the palace includes the Buckingham Palace State Rooms, which are used for ceremonial purposes.
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  • Buckingham Palace has a total of 775 rooms, with 19 staterooms, 92 offices, 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms and not forgetting 78 bathrooms!
  • In the centre of Westminster, Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Discover 50 facts you probably didn't know !
  • It is situated within the borough of Westminster. The palace takes its name from the house built (c. 1705) for John Sheffield, duke of Buckingham.
  • The house which forms the architectural core of the palace was built for the first Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in 1703 to the design of William Winde.